So a Recap of 2015… Well for me the year started off by seeing in the New Year celebrations in Liverpool, UK with my BFF of 28 years, with her family & friends – a mad & fun loving lot that I wish I could hang out with more often if it wasn’t so damn far to come visit…

 Then next up I headed over to Ireland with my mom to visit her childhood hometown & family, I hadn’t been here since I was 6 yrs old… And it turned out to be a really special time to share with my mom, as she reminisced and talked about her childhood memories as we were sightseeing – it definitely was a totally different way of life back in the 1930s & 40s…

“Shannon Airport”

After nearly two weeks around the Southern Ireland charm it was back to London… to say cheerio to my niece, and other family n friends…

“The London Underground” 

Then it was back Down-under to OZ – to the heat, reality & work… but also after being away for nearly 3 months I was really looking forward to seeing my son and my dog again! 

 

In hindsight it was a great trip, even with a few bad moments thrown in… It is a trip I wish I could do every year to see my family & dear friends, come on Lotto!

The rest of my year was filled with an emotional and educational growth…

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 In Poetry I spread my wings more this Year… as I entered into the “NaPoWriMo Challenge” in April; I became apart of a Team on Facebook via my friend Angel Poet called “Poetry In Motion” – which ran weekly Poetry Challenges & I also helped administrate a New Blog called “Vagrant Poetry” via Facebook & WordPress set up via my friend Shawn D. Standfast.

Poetry In Motion =  Facebook

Vagrant Poetry = Facebook | Twitter | Google+ | WordPress

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I also took on further studies in my Nursing career towards becoming a Registered Nurse and made some New friends along the way!

My Goodreads Reading Challenge was to read 104 Books, which I achieved and surpassed by reading 140 Books all up – the list of these books read are below!

My favourite all up read in 2015 would have to be the “Demonica” Series by Author Larissa Ione – it goes into really interesting concepts about The Apololypse, The Four Horsemen, Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons – lots of different types, Good vs Evil etc… as well as being based around great story lines about finding your soul-mate and falling in love, but I found it enlightening and a thought provoking read!

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Fiction Books:

• Welcome to Alegria: Catherines Story by Craig G. Berry
• The Rosie Project & The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
• The Raven & The Prince by Sylvian Reynard
• Tempt Me Like This & All I ever need is you by Bella Andre
• Reckless in love  & Breathless in love by Bella Andre & Jennifer Skully
• Searching for beautiful & Searching for Always by Jennifer Probst
• Chasing Me, Beg Me, Play Me & Catch Me by Jennifer Probst
• The Tantric Principle, Holiday Hoax, Executive Seduction by Jennifer Probst
• Heart of Steel; Sex, Lies and Contracts by Jennifer Probst
• Baby It’s Cold Outside by Jennifer Probst & others
• Servicing the Target, Master of the Dark Side & Simon says Mine by Cherise Sinclair
• Valentine One Kings Way, Hero & Moonlight on Nightingale Way by Samantha Young
• Confess, Never Never by Colleen Hoover
• The Saint, The King, The Virgin & The Queen by Tiffany Reisz
• Just one taste, You Only Love Twice, Luscious & Master No by Lexi Blake
• Nobody’s Dream by Kallypso Masters
• Wicked Series: Books 1 to 10 by Shayla Black
• His to Take by Shayla Black
• The Bold & The Dominant by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob & Isabella LaPearl
• Their Virgin Mistress by Shayla Black & Lexi Blake
• The Chalet, The Enticement, The Collar, The Exhibitionist by Tara Sue Me
• Mastered Series: Books 1 – 6 by Sierra Cartwright
• 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle One: 1-4
• 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Two: 5-8
• Demonica Series: Books 1 – 11.7 by Larissa Ione
• Need You Now by Lisa Renee Jones
• The First Nighty by Lexi Blake & MJ Rose
• Fire Down Below by Debra Anastia
• Grey by EL James
• Captivated by you by Sylvia Day
• Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy
• The Woman who stole my Life by Marian Keyes
• Rosie Dunne & The Year I Met You by Cecelia Ahearn
• It started with Paris by Cathy Kelly
• My Mothers Secret by & If you were me by Sheila O’Flanagan
• Schooled, Unravelled & Caged by Lorelei James
• Sinners at the Altar by Olivia Cunning
• Screwdrived, Mai Tai’d Up & Last Call by Alice Clayton
• The Redhead Plays Her Hand by Alice Clayton
• Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
• Flat Out Love by Jessica Park
• The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons
• Stripped by Jasinda Wilder
• Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
• The Girl in the Spiders Web by David Lagercrantz
• Coming Down by Marie Coulson
• Seeking her by Cora Carmack
• Memorial by Joseph A. Pinto & Nina D’Aracangela
• Heart of Atlantis by Deidre Meyrick
• The Espionage Effect & No Wedding Series: Books 1-4.5 by Kat & Stone Bastion
• First Encounters by Charming Man
• Aphodites Fire by SJ Warner
• TouchStone for ever by Sydney Jamesson
• Holiday Heat by Cameron Lincoln
• Second Chance by Allyson Sinclair
• Her Name is James by CJ Heath
• Stranded at New Year by Grace Harper
• The Enrapturing Attraction by AJ Walters
• Masquerade by CP Mandara & others
• As Natural As Breathing by Thianna D
• Outback Housecall by Mark D. Davis
• Roman by Kimber S. Dawn
• Corrupted Desires: A Dark Erotic Anthology by Carrie Anne Ward & others
• Sexy Holiday Bites: Anthology of Erotica by Suzy Ayers & others

Non-Fiction Books:

• Natural Born Keller by Amanda Keller
• Bonkers: My Life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders
• Dear Fatty by Dawn French

Poetry Books:

• The Portable Henry Rollins by Henry Rollins – Brilliant & powerful read!!!
• Taboo (Revised Edition) by PJ Bayliss
• Lullabies by Lang Leav
• 2011 by Shawn L Bird
• Nothing Left to Lose by Natasha Head
• Naked Human by Christopher Poindexter
• Dirty Pretty Things by Michael Faudet
• Lust & Lace by SJ Warner
• Delicious Just Deserts by Lisa Fulham
• Poetic Art of Seduction by Clarissa O Clemens
• Me, Myself & I by Zoey Hart
• RUMI’s Little Book of Life by RUMI

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#Favourite “WEBSITES”:

http://penofthedamned.com/

http://sirenscallpublications.com/

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#Favourite “QUOTES” in 2015:

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# “MOVIES” seen in 2015:

• Selma
• Burnt
• Taken 3
• American Sniper
• Still Alice
• Jupiter Ascending
• Run All Night
• Kingsman: The Secret Service
• Fifty Shades of Grey
• The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• The Cobbler
• Insurgent
• The Water Diviner
• Tracers
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• Pitch Perfect 2
• Aloha
• Madame Bovary
• Ant-man
• Ricki and the Flash
• Last Cab to Darwin
• The Dressmaker
• A Walk in the Woods
• The Intern
• Sicario
• The Martian
• Bridge of Spies
• Room
• The Walk
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Daddy’s Home

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# “MUSIC” in 2015:

Purchased:

• Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams
• The Libertines – Anthems for a Doomed Youth
• Bjork – Vulnicura
• Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear
• Bernard Fanning – Departures
• The Audrey’s – Between last night & us
• The Waifs – Up all night
• Missy Higgins – OZ
• Ed Sheeran – X

Checked out:

• Adele – 25
• Joanna Newsom – Divers & The Milk-Eyed Mender
• Natalie Prass –Natalie Prass
• Julia Holter – Have you in my wilderness
• Courtney Barnett – Sometimes
• Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
• Tame Impala – Currents

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# “ART” purchased in 2015:

A painting done by the talented Mr. Benjamin Prewitt for my “Niece’s Wedding Gift”   – I actually flew into Portland, Orgeon, USA and got to meet the Artist and view some of his other amazing works!

Benjamin Prewitt – An Evolution of Art

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# “CAMPAIGNS” supported in 2015: